As many of you know, I've been working hard on my vision, not just of my writing, but of my life lately. Some of the fruits from that work now have the honor of being published in Foreshadow Magazine. My essay is included in their series for 2022 that focuses on faith and vocation. Please, … Continue reading The Fruits of Labor
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Scene: Dinner for Nine
I thought it would be fun to do a little Flashback Friday post since I'm gone on vacation this week. For a while during my teens I was addicted to reading mystery novels--- specifically older British mystery novels like Agatha Christie and M.M. Kaye (whom I still love to this day). The following scene excerpt … Continue reading Scene: Dinner for Nine
Coffee on a Frigid Morning
The cold bites down on us with teeth like razors. I sit in my boyfriend's kitchen cradling a hot cup of coffee, and I look out the window above the sink toward the rooftops in their neat rows along the neighboring streets. The steam from the coffee tickles my chin and bears to my nose … Continue reading Coffee on a Frigid Morning
Your Prose Christmas Post
Merry Christmas! This has been a busy couple of weeks for me what with my regular job, the holiday, and trying to keep pace working on the blog and on all my non-blog writing as well. Whew! It's been like running a race... but an enjoyable race even so. I wanted to take my normal … Continue reading Your Prose Christmas Post
Reality v Entertainment
“You’re him, aren’t you?” asks the woman in the seat across from Daniel. A subway station zooms by outside the train windows. A flash of color and then black again. Daniel sinks lower in his seat and casts his glance toward the half dozen people littered through the empty car. The motion of the train … Continue reading Reality v Entertainment
The Pause Between Books
There's a special moment-- like a breath or a pause-- between books. Maybe it's not even a breath or a pause, but rather a dangling over empty space. A loose end. Whenever this moment comes, I feel like someone who's walked into a room but can't remember why they're there. What was I doing? What … Continue reading The Pause Between Books
Writing is Hard Work
The words feel slippery today, as if they're a pat of butter sliding across a sizzling skillet. Take a fork and stab them, but they'll slide on past. The words seem to dissolve, leaving nothing more than an iridescent residue on my page--nothing I can build with. Nothing than even resembles a good idea. I … Continue reading Writing is Hard Work
Review: Race and Culture
Race and Culture:: Thomas Sowell 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Recommend to those who seek to understand and broaden their mind, and to those interested in the hard topic of how culture informs our world views. 📖 It became quickly apparent to me that this book was not just a survey on race and culture but also a survey … Continue reading Review: Race and Culture
There is Hope in This
Seneca Lake. Motorcycle ride. Close my eyes and let the roar of the wind buffet away the fears, the tears, and the fright of the future. I uncurl my fingers and open them, palm wide, into the flow of the air as it rushes past. I let it untangle all of the strands I’ve been … Continue reading There is Hope in This
Prompt: The Farthest You’ve Been From Home
Standing at the top of the mountain pass, the crags of the summit hang above us. The parking area is scooped out from the side of the mountain, and a small hut with restrooms and concession counter sits back between the gray folds of a sheer cliff. I am only seven. I have a bladder … Continue reading Prompt: The Farthest You’ve Been From Home
Seeking Prose 